In a controlled clinical study involving 56 stroke inpatients, the motor skills of the robot-treated group improved significantly more than the control group. Analysis showed that interactive robotic therapy significantly reduced motor impairment of the treated limbs, doubling the impairment reduction.

Long Lasting Improvements

Patients from an early clinical study were recalled three years later, and those patients who received interactive robotic therapy sustained their improvement over those who did not. Moreover, subsequent follow-up studies re-examining these patients also confirmed the findings.

Improvement can Occur Even Several Years Post Onset of Injury

A multi-center VA study of 127 patients with long-term severe to moderate upper-limb impairment from a stroke that occurred at least 6 months before enrollment (average time of 4.7 years, 33% with multiple strokes) found that “the improvements… provide evidence of potential long-term benefits of rehabilitation and challenge the widely held clinical belief that gains in motor function are not possible for long term stroke survivors.”

Patients, who had suffered a single unilateral stroke one to five years earlier and who were demonstrated to be in a “stable phase,” showed significant improvement after receiving robotic therapy three times a week for six weeks. These findings also suggest that such patients have potential for further recovery which conventional therapy has been unable to tap into.

Thanks to the InMotion Arm Robot, I am now able to use my left arm to hold my granddaughter on my lap to read to her. I’m more balanced and have greater endurance when I walk. After the first robotic session, I was able to lift my left foot up to my buttock.